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Characteristics of a Good Medicare Agent — What Qualities Should An Insurance Agent Possess? What qualities should a good insurance agent possess? Every insurance agent is different but we think each should possess these six qualities. Independent Agent vs Captive Agent – An Independent agent represents many insurance companies. In contrast, a captive agent represents a […]

What Qualities Should An Insurance Agent Possess?

March 16, 2020 in Health tagged health insurance basics / insurance news / relationships by Jenny McCann

Empower Brokerage Introduces New Medicare Specialist

March 14, 2020 in Health tagged insurance news by Emily Schellin

Oscar Health, out of New York, recently did their part to lower prescription drug costs. Oscar Health now caps some members’ out-of-pocket costs for insulin and other drugs. The company announced its individual plan members will pay only $3 for a month’s supply. This plan will include 100 commonly used […]

Oscar Health Caps Insulin Costs

March 6, 2020 in Health tagged diabetes / insurance and finances / insurance news by Emily Schellin

As of last week, Cigna corp has decided to sell its nonmedical insurance unit to New York Life Insurance for $6.3 billion. Talks about Cigna selling this unit were brewing around early December and according to new reports New York Life decided to pull the trigger. The sell was announced […]

New York Life Insurance Purchases Cigna’s Non Medical For $6.3 ...

January 2, 2020 in life tagged health industry changes / healthcare news / healthcare providers / insurance industry changes / insurance news by Jadon Sennet

New York Life In Talks With Cigna To Purchase Units ...

December 26, 2019 in Health tagged health insurance carriers / healthcare news / healthcare providers / insurance and finances / insurance news by Jadon Sennet

Employers and employees might be in for a change when it comes to Health insurance starting in 2020. According to the Natlawreview, beginning in 2020, subject to the satisfaction of several requirements, employers may offer employer payment plans as an alternative to traditional group health insurance plans. With the final […]

Group Health Plan Alternative: Reimbursing Health Insurance Premiums

August 27, 2019 in Health tagged group plans / health insurance basics / healthcare providers / insurance news / workplace health by Jadon Sennet

Overview Guaranteed Trust for Life (GTL) is a product that fits perfectly with a Medicare Advantage plan. GTL is a company with a large array of products like Medicare supplements, critical illness plans, cancer plans, and much more. GTL’s advantage plus hospital indemnity plan is one of the best advantage […]

Considering Hospital Indemnity

June 8, 2019 in Health / Medicare tagged health insurance carriers / hospitals / insurance news by Noah Thomas

As you wait to age into 65 you might be wondering your healthcare options until you are Medicare eligible. While you decide its important to know how your coverage decisions affect the cost of your premium. Pivot Health, a health insurance company has now introduced a new health plan coined […]

Pivot Health Introduces Bridge To Medicare Plan

May 23, 2019 in Medicare tagged aging well / health insurance carriers / insurance news / understanding medicare by Jadon Sennet

Cigna Healthspring & Express Script Merger It looks like Aetna & CVS aren’t the only ones who will be making big changes coming up in 2019. As of December 18th, 2018 Cigna & Express Scripts received the approval to complete their merger. Express Scripts one of the largest pharmacy-benefits-manager combining […]